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'''''Halogen''''' was a complete conversion mod of ''[[Wikipedia:Command and Conquer: Generals|Command and Conquer: Generals]]''. Developed by Slipstream Productions, the mod was an attempt to create a [[wikipedia:real-time strategy|real-time strategy]] version of ''Halo'' but was subsequently cancelled following a [[wikipedia:Cease and desist|cease and desist]] order obtained by Microsoft.
'''''Halogen''''' was a complete conversion mod of ''[[Wikipedia:Command and Conquer: Generals|Command and Conquer: Generals]]''. Developed by Slipstream Productions, the mod was an attempt to create a [[wikipedia:real-time strategy|real-time strategy]] version of ''Halo'' but was subsequently cancelled following a [[wikipedia:Cease and desist|cease and desist]] order obtained by Microsoft.


== Background ==
== Background ==
=== Development ===
=== Development ===
The mod was developed over three years prior to the cancellation. Powered by ''CnC: Generals''<nowiki />'s [[wikipedia:SAGE (game engine)|SAGE]], the mod featured traditional assets such as base-building utilities, resource gathering, and unit-management system.
The mod was developed over three years prior to the cancellation. Powered by ''CnC: Generals''<nowiki />'s [[wikipedia:SAGE (game engine)|SAGE]], the mod featured the traditional assets such as base-building utilities, resource gathering, and unit-management system.


=== Cease and desist order ===
=== Cease and desist order ===
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== ''Halogen'' and ''Halo Wars'' ==
== ''Halogen'' and ''Halo Wars'' ==
''Halogen'' was cancelled in September of [[2006]], following a request by [[Bungie]]'s community manager to the ''Halogen'' team sent on September 8. Although [[Microsoft]] had wanted to send an official cease and desist, no legal action was taken due to Bungie stepping in and asking Microsoft not to use legal action.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/09/gamesetinterview_slipstream_pr.php|Site=GameSetWatch|Page=GameSetInterview: Slipstream Production's Dispraiser on Halogen cancellation|D=22|M=9|Y=2021}} The team had heard rumours as early as mid-August that they may need to halt production, and rumours circulated at the time that Bungie was preparing to announce their own RTS ''Halo'' game.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halowarscentral.com/articles.php|Site=Halo Wars Central|Page=The Dispraiser Interview|D=27|M=02|Y=2007}}
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Rumor had it that ''Halo Wars'' was produced directly because of fans' extremely positive reaction to Halogen and the negative response to the cancellation of the project. ''Halo Wars'' was announced shortly after Halogen was cancelled, and it was speculated that ''Halo Wars'' was designed to feed off of the anticipation Halogen carried. It was later revealed that the reverse was actually true; In the email to SSP from Microsoft, they revealed that the reason they didn't want a free ''Halo'' RTS being circulated around the Internet was that they were going to announce a ''real'' RTS based on ''Halo'' at X06.{{fact}}
On September 27, 2006, the official ''Halo'' RTS ''[[Halo Wars]]'' was announced by Microsoft at the X06 media briefing event, showcasing a new [[Halo Wars announcement trailer|animated trailer]] for the property, all-but-confirming that the cancellation of ''HaloGen'' was due to the imminent announcement of an official Microsoft competitor.


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